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March 26, 2008
Mr. Holcombchev, Tear Down This Wall!
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| Image: They don't call it Bidwell Ranch for nothing.
Can someone tell me why grazing cows with no cowboy supervision is not a problem for vernal pools, but unsupervised human beings with tennis shoes are? A year ago I submitted a request on River Partners' web site (web site is here) to be on the Bidwell Ranch email list. I've never received any information from that organization on what they're doing with Bidwell Ranch. That's unfortunate because they had a workshop on January 31st this year, and have released their site inventory and wetland delineation draft plan. Knowing that those documents were available, when they were available, would have been nice. River Partners is working on a plan to turn the Bidwell Ranch property owned by the citizens of Chico into a mitigation bank managed by River Partners. To do this the city would pay River Partners an estimated $1 million. The details of the financial arrangement are not clear or fixed as far as I know. The city and private developers would then be able to "buy" bits of wetland in order to destroy wetland elsewhere. This is supposed to be a good deal for somebody. It seems like River Partners and the bunnies at Bidwell Ranch do fine, but otherwise it looks like someone is trying to fit an environmental square peg in an economic round hole. If the city wanted to buy mitigation credits to do something like develop the west side of the airport why not buy them from some pre-existing mitigation bank. Why spend millions of dollars to purchase land and then turn it over to an outside agency, lose control of the property, and then have to purchase credits anyway? Why not maintain the asset as park land for the citizens of Chico? Cattle grazing on Bidwell Ranch establishes one thing in my mind. There is, and was, no danger to vernal pools from foot traffic by humans. This property has been off-limits to the owners of it (you and I) pending a site inventory by River Partners. That inventory is complete. The city is letting cows graze with no fencing separating them from the vernal pools. The gate should be unlocked to allow foot traffic, and bikes onto the property. Mr. Holcombechev, tear down this wall! If the cows can walk in Bidwell Ranch then why can't I? |
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 CI Challenge: Can you guess what it is? Winner: Nobody. See comments below for the answer. |
Posted by Lon at March 26, 2008 08:40 AM
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If we own the land and the cows are grazing on my grass. Can I "capture" one and put it in my freezer for food?
B
PS: Why are you trying to have my children eaten by snakes..? I thought your desire for a disc golf course for kids was a good idea, but i think i have discovered your evil ways...
Posted by: Brian at March 26, 2008 02:16 PM
Brian,
You have my permission to capture and eat cows on public property. And you've only discovered one of my evil ways, there are many more to be found.
Lon
Posted by: Lon at March 26, 2008 03:12 PM
On second thought Lon, maybe you should go back to the cross-dressing. You're way hot.
-Mark
Posted by: Mark at March 27, 2008 08:02 AM
Mark,
Those aren't photos of me behind the no trespassing sign. And I'm not hot I'm warming.
Lon
Posted by: Lon at March 27, 2008 08:31 AM
I was refering to your sultry self as seen in the CIC...
xoxo
Mark
Posted by: Mark at March 27, 2008 12:08 PM
Nobody is going to get this challenge. That's an album cover for the group Berlin. "Tear down this wall"... Berlin... you get the picture.
Or it could be me cross dressing. You be the judge.
Lon
Posted by: Lon at March 27, 2008 11:36 PM